Where To Place Faith

Our Founding Fathers knew why there must be a separation of church and state. I feel that this crucial lesson is being circumvented, for the most part, by the Republican Party.

Organized faith does have a place in society if it shows guidance and comfort for those who truly believe.

But the constant interjection of faith into the political arena is an attempt by some politicians to circumvent concrete facts with faith-based conjecture. Having blind faith in the teachings of a religion is one thing, but having blind faith in politicians or a political party is a prescription for government decline and corruption.

As with the Republican effort to cut taxes, do not take in faith that the cuts will be for anyone other than the Republican donor class. The nuts and bolts of this issue are that the trickle-down tax plan has been put into effect every time there is a Republican majority in Congress.

Each time, the outcome is predictable, the wealth rises to the top and the economy falls by the wayside.

This yo-yo can be stopped only when the electorate asks for proof and not faith-based promises. Both parties need to be held accountable with real punitive consequences when our trust is broken.